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Southern Sandstone-Odenwald


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum LC breeding (1997–2000) 1–5 pairs C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus LC breeding (1997–2000) 11–50 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1960 Bergstraße/Odenwald Nature Park (V) 100
1981 Finkenbachtal bei Finkenbach Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1982 Eutergrund bei Bullau Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1984 Jakobsgrund bei Gammelsbach Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1986 Dürr-Ellenbachtal von Wald-Michelbach Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1987 Eutergrund bei Bullau Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
2001 Hinterbachtal bei Raubach Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southern Sandstone-Odenwald (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southern-sandstone-odenwald-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.